Louay Omar Mohammed al-Taei

Louay Omar Mohammed al-Taei is an Iraqi serial killer and medical doctor accused of murdering wounded policemen, soldiers and officials in Kirkuk while pretending to treat them.

Louay Omar Mohammed al-Taei
Born	Louay Omar Mohammed al-Taei Iraq
Details
Victims	43
Span of crimes	October 2005 – March 2006
Country	Iraq
State(s)	Kirkuk
Date apprehended	March 2006

According to police, Louay administered anti-coagulants to pro-Coalition forces brought into the hospital for treatment, to excaberate their bleeding and causing a number of deaths.^[1] A police investigation revealed that he had killed 43 people from October 2005 to March 2006.^[2] He claimed to be recruited into Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna in August 2005.^[2]

He was arrested after Malla Yassin was arrested in early 2006, and confessed to being the leader of an insurgent cell that included Louay.^[1]

See also

• List of serial killers by country
• List of serial killers by number of victims

References

1. The Independent, Insurgent doctor killed dozens of wounded soldiers Archived 2006-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, 23 March 2006
2. Howard, Michael (April 16, 2006). "'I made a mixture of drugs and injected them. They were dead in three hours'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2014.